Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Naval Message: Unidentified Flying Object Sighting, 5 April 1965
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A naval message from 1965 reports a sighting of a vertical, silver, capsular-shaped object by the USNS CHERACHET near Iran. The object was officially identified as a balloon.
On 5 April 1965, at 050245Z, a naval message was transmitted by COMIDEASTFOR regarding an unidentified flying object sighting. The object was observed by the USNS CHERACHET at coordinates 29N 63E. The witness described the object as a vertical, capsular-shaped craft, silver in color with a darker top. The observation lasted for two hours and fifteen minutes. At the time of the initial sighting, the object was at an altitude of under 5,000 feet, with a sextant altitude of 46 degrees 40 minutes and a bearing of 270 degrees. Continued observation at 0500Z recorded the object at a sextant altitude of 31 degrees 40 minutes and a bearing of 320 degrees. The weather was reported as clear with calm seas. The official conclusion reached by the reporting authority was that the object appeared to be some type of balloon. This message served as a correction to a previous report (AFIN 23138).
OBJECT APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE BALLOON AND CONROLLED, SEAS CALMM WEATHER CLEAR,
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Official Assessment
Object appears to be some type balloon and controlled.
The object was observed by the USNS CHERACHET as a vertical, silver, capsular-shaped object. Based on the duration and appearance, it was concluded to be a balloon.